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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Procedure==<br />
'''Apply In-Person'''<br><br />
#To Correct Birth Certificate, the applicant has to approach the Department of Health and Family Welfare – [https://punjab.gov.in/contact-us/ link]<br />
#An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer. or it can be downloaded from the following link – [https://punjab.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Correction-in-Birth-Certificate.pdf Application form]<br />
#The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)<br />
#Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.<br />
#The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.<br />
#Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.<br />
#The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.<br />
#After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.<br />
#Then the application will be processed further.<br />
#Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the application. <br />
#This entire process can be completed within 7 - 14 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.<br />
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==Required Documents==<br />
*Copy of Birth Certificate (self attested) <br />
*Copy of School certificate of child/Father/Mother in case of correction in their name (self attested) <br />
*Self Declaration (Describe the reason of correction) under state rule 11 <br />
*Witnesses of two credible persons like Sarpanch/ Panch / Municipal Councilor (MC) / Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) / Member of Parliament ( MP) or Gazetted Officer under state rule 11. <br />
*Copy of Report of hospital / Nursing home in case of institutional delivery(self attested) <br />
*Voter Card for proof of residence and relationship / Copy of Bank Passbook / Copy of Passport/ Copy of Driving License / Aadhaar Card (self attested) <br />
*Copy of Birth / School Certificate of other children (If any) (self attested) <br />
*Aadhaar Card<br />
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==Office Locations & Contacts==<br />
'''Principal Secretary,'''<br><br />
Room No 710, 7th Floor,<br><br />
Punjab Civil Secretariat 2,<br><br />
Chandigarh, Punjab.<br><br />
E-mail id: iasseema91@gmail.com<br><br />
For any complaints/queries related to Sewa Kendras please contact : +91-8968593812/13<br><br />
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Link for contacts: [http://punjab.gov.in/contact-us link]<br><br />
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==Eligibility==<br />
A valid birth certificate holder who is a citizen or foreigner who is born in the state<br />
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==Fees==<br />
As per the authorities quote<br />
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==Validity==<br />
Birth certificate is Valid Forever <br />
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==Documents to Use==<br />
Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links<br />
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==Sample Documents==<br />
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.<br />
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==Processing Time==<br />
7 to 14 working days from the date applied (if all details are valid and appropriate)<br />
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==Related Videos==<br />
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. <br />
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites. <br />
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.<br />
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, <br />
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube<br />
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.<br />
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.<br />
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==Instructions==<br />
Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.<br />
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.<br />
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==Required Information==<br />
A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.<br />
e.g.<br />
1. Date of Birth.<br />
2. City or County of Birth.<br />
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==Need for the Document==<br />
*Birth Certificate is a vital document at various stages in life to prove Age, Nationality and is must while applying for Passport, Education, Health purpose and Employment<br />
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*A Birth Certificate is the most important identity document that makes it possible for anyone in possession of it to benefit from a gamut of services offered by the Indian Government to its citizens. <br />
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*The details of an individual in a birth certificate need to be error free. If in case the birth certificate has any error like spelling mistake or name change then it need to be corrected<br />
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==Information which might help==<br />
In order to get Indian citizenship for a child born to Indian parent(s) in a foreign country, the birth of the child is to be registered at the nearest Indian Embassy/Consulate and thereafter (or at the same time) the parents can apply for issue of an Indian passport for the child. For more information, kindly contact Indian Embassy/Consulate in your jurisdiction or visit their website.<br />
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==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==<br />
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.<br />
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
Place some external links which might help.<br />
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==Others==<br />
More information which might help people.<br />
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[[Category:Punjab]]<br />
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